Automobile Accidents

• Plane Nose-Dives Into Jacksonville Beach

  Eddie Farah | June 10, 2007 7:56 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  Amazingly no one was hurt Saturday evening, when a single-engine plane lost its engine power and took a nose-dive into Jacksonville Beach.The temperatures were in the 90's all day and the beach had plenty of weekenders trying to enjoy their day. Shortly after 5 p.m. a plane, travelling north seemed to be having trouble. Jacksonville Beach Police Sgt. Tom Bingham says the plane was returning to...

• Hit-And-Run Driver Still On The Run

  Eddie Farah | June 06, 2007 9:19 AM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  It was 5:35 pm, on the usually congested San Jose Boulevard. The date was May 5th.Someone pulled their car into the same lane where 50-year-old Dale Whaley was riding his Harley-Davidson. Whaley was not wearing a helmet when he went flying over the vehicle. He ended up in a medically induced coma with a swollen brain and a pile of mounting medical bills. The hit-and-run driver sped off and...

• Blind Athlete Killed By Hit-And-Run Driver

  Eddie Farah | June 05, 2007 3:53 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  24-year old Darryl D. Green of Philadelphia was on a St. Augustine street early Sunday morning when he was hit by a white SUV or truck. The driver took off. Green was taken to the hospital but later died from his injuries. Green was legally blind. The last thing his friends heard was the drop of Green's cell phone that ended his conversation trying to find his way back to the hotel to join...

• Congress Forces Mexican Truck Safety on U.S. Roads

  Eddie Farah | June 04, 2007 10:24 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  The Bush Administration had a plan. Allow U.S. highways to be open, under our trade agreements, to Mexican trucks and truckers. Problem was the safety standards were lax or non-existent for vehicles south of the border. We'd be opening up our borders and our roads to a myriad of potential problems with no way to track the truckers.As Congress was voting on the supplemental Iraq funding bill...

• Fatal Hit & Run Driver Sentenced to 15 Days

  Eddie Farah | June 01, 2007 7:57 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  A slap on the wrist.That is how the mother of a 14-year old, killed in a hit and run accident, described todays 15 day sentence of the driver.Just three days ago, Kizzy James admitted she left the scene after hitting and killing David Durden Jr. as he was crossing Atlantic Boulevard on an unlicensed pocket bike, March 2, 2006. The Florida Highway Patrol found James four days later through her...

• Georgia Memorial Day Traffic Fatalities Down

  Eddie Farah | May 31, 2007 10:40 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  It sounds sort of morbid. Only seven people lost their lives on Georgia's roads this Memorial Day holiday weekend. That was the "good news" announcement from the Georgia State Patrol.But those are seven families who will never be the same.And the number represents the lowest number of traffic fatalities on Georgia's roads during that weekend ever on record. Back in 2006, there were 17 traffic...

• Dial 511 For Info On Traffic Accidents, Construction

  Eddie Farah | May 28, 2007 10:47 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  You're heading out on the highway, maybe it's a holiday or there is alot of smoke in the air from nearby fires.Now you don't have to wade through annoying radio commercials trying to sell you cars to hear the latest on road conditions. Just dial 511 for a free call to find out the latest on traffic accidents, road conditions and construction.You are charged for cellphone minutes. Florida has...

• Two 16-year Olds Lose Their Lives Behind the Wheel

  Eddie Farah | May 24, 2007 4:26 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  I've had a discussion with other parents lately.Doesn't 16 seem too young to have the responsibility of driving an automobile? Don't 16-year olds today seem younger than they were in my time? (Now I'm sounding like an old guy).But really, not only do children stay dependent on their parents a bit longer these days, perhaps because of financial necessity, but the roads are meaner and more...

• Father Backs SUV Over Child, Kills Him

  Eddie Farah | May 21, 2007 3:45 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  It has happened again and I'd like every person who drives an SUV in Jacksonville to be aware of this because it is happening too often!Once again, this time a parent, has been unable to see past the large blind spots created by a sports utility vehicle (SUV) and once again a child is the victim.This time it happened in Lauderhill, Florida.10-year old Jair Harris was killed while riding his...

• 270,000 Chrysler Vans Recalled With Faulty Airbag Problems

  Eddie Farah | May 20, 2007 2:38 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  DaimlerChrysler is recalling 270,958 minivans in the United States to fix faulty air bag sensors. Corrosion may be causing some air bags not to deploy when needed.Those on the list are the 2005 Town and Country and Dodge Caravan minivans. Check the company's website and put in your vin number to see if your vehicle is affected.The problem seems to be pervasive in states that use large amounts...